ArmInfo.The Office of the Ombudsman of Armenia translated the video from the trip of the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Turkey Ilham Aliyev and Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the occupied Armenian Shushi, into Russian and English and analyzed it.
In the video, Aliyev boasts that the transfer of minefield maps of the Agdam region by Armenia in exchange for 15 Armenian POWs made their lives easier, since it would take them at least 10 years to clear the territories. He also confirms that other Armenian POWs continue to be in Azerbaijan. To which Erdogan's wife responds encouragingly, return them in parts.
In this regard, the Office of the Ombudsman emphasizes that the content of this video is irrefutable p evidence that the Azerbaijani authorities: 1) illegally keep all Armenian captives as hostages for use in political bargaining; 2) commit human trafficking criminally punishable act; 3) continuously mislead the international community claiming that the captives are terrorists or saboteurs; 4) organize false criminal proceedings against captives.
"This discussion between the presidents of Turkey and Azerbaijan testifies that the Azerbaijani authorities are illegally holding Armenian POWs for exchange for some minefield maps. The RA Human Rights Defender will all this evidence by an official letter to the specialized bodies of the UN, OSCE, CE and other international bodies", the message says.